The tender for construction of 70-km four-lane Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga roads will be invited in May, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said on Saturday. He said the work order will be given in September after evaluating the tender papers. The minister’s comments came...
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Saturday the new unity government he is set to head with the backing of Hamas would reject violence and recognise Israel and existing agreements. Abbas was speaking the Palestine Liberation Organisation's Central Council, which had...
The Cabinet division website, (http://www.cabinet.gov.bd), has been hacked. ‘Bl@Ck Dr@GoN, Indian Hackers Online Squad’, claimed that it hacked the site. “It’s a warning to Bangladeshi hackers, Stop defacing Indian sites. We don’t have a fight with you, but if you...
Iran's judiciary banned reformist newspaper Ebtekar on Saturday for "spreading lies", ISNA news agency reported, making it the third such publication to be shut down by authorities in recent months. "I received a note from media court which said a...
The death toll from flash floods in northern Afghanistan rose to more than 100 on Saturday with many others still missing, officials said, as helicopters carried trapped villagers to safety. The national disaster management authority told AFP that 58 people...
Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia on Saturday hoping to energise relations with the predominantly Muslim country and re-focus a four-nation Asian tour repeatedly distracted by foreign-policy crises elsewhere. Obama became the first serving US president to visit Malaysia since Lyndon...
All surviving crew members of a sunken South Korean ferry were in custody and under arrest Saturday, prosecutors said, as bad weather prevented the recovery of any of the more-than 100 bodies still missing. The Sewol's captain, Lee Joon-Seok, and...
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has cut Russia's rating to one notch above "junk" status. The move comes as foreign investors continue to take money out of the country amid tensions over the situation in Ukraine. S&P downgraded Russia's...
The first-ever meeting under the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) between Dhaka and Washington begins in the city Monday, aiming to identify and address obstacles to further expanding bilateral trade and investment. However, a series of meetings will...
The 52nd death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haque will be observed Sunday with due respect. Various socio-political organisations, including Awami League, BNP and Dhaka University, have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day, according to a news agency....
Leading world powers agreed to slap fresh sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis as soon as Monday, as tensions mounted amid fears of an imminent Russian invasion. As the West sought to ratchet up the diplomatic and economic pressure...
The upcoming national budget should focus on growth, investment, education, job creation, health, nutrition, and infrastructure development, a seminar in the city was told Saturday. The need for ensuring political stability also figured at the seminar organised by Economic Reporters...
Dhaka University and Alliance Francaise of Dhaka have jointly established ‘Malrauxe Garden’ near the Faculty of Business Studies of the university. The garden, after the name of French philosopher, humanist and intellectual Andre Marauxe, was formally inaugurated by the Minister...
BAGERHAT: Two crewmembers of an oil-tanker were seriously injured when the tanker caught fire at Mongla Port early Saturday. The injured were identified as Moslem, 45, and Moslem, 35. They rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital where doctors referred them...
KABUL: Afghanistan’s presidential election is set for a second-round vote, preliminary results showed Saturday, as opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah and former academic Ashraf Ghani both failed to secure a decisive victory. “Based on our results, it appears that the election...
Thakurgaon, Apr 24 (UNB: Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi young man from Mandumala border of the district Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Khaliluddin,28, son of Ulfu Miah, a resident of Ratnai-Kashibari village...
A Dhaka court Thursday concluded the recording of depositions by prosecution witnesses (PW) in the radar purchase graft case filed against former military ruler HM Ershad and three others, reports UNB. The recording of depositions ended with the statement of...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), reports UNB. Severe heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Rajshahi, Ishwardi, Khulna, Mongla, Jessore and Chuadanga regions and moderate to mild...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide US$ 250 million worth of loan for improving the surface water supply in Dhaka metropolitan city as it signed a deal with the government to this effect Thursday. Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary...
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Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT) and UCEP celebrated Girls in ICT Day Thursday in Bangladesh. The event was held at UCEP Mirpur Technical School, with the participation of girl students, IT journalists, IT entrepreneurs and IT professionals. The Keynote paper...
There is nothing to worry over giant mealybug, an expert said Thursday, reports BSS. "This insect is not a threat to public health. It does no harm to humans. However, any sensitive person may feel itching from the touch of...
Spanish Ambassador in Bangladesh Luis Tejada said that the government was very eager to sign draft agreement sent by Bangladesh, and hoped there would be a favourable response soon, reports BSS. The Spanish envoy in his response said: "Bangladesh is...
BENAPOLE, Apr 24 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 35 people while being trafficked to India while the border force arrested five Indian nationals on the Putkhali border here on Wednesday night. The rescued Bangladeshis include 14 women...
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Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman has always emphasized deepening and broadening social responsibility in line with corporate objectives of scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions of the country visioning a humane central bank. The financial sector has sufficiently enthused...
NARAYANGANJ, Apr 24 (BSS): A man was murdered allegedly by some miscreants at Dhamgarh village under Bandar Upazila of the district last night. The deceased was identified as Abul Kashem (65) of Marabadi village under Sonargaon Upazila of the district....
The 3rd death anniversary of Begum Fawzia Samad, wife of late MA Samad, founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Company (BGIC) Limited, will be observed today (Friday). Fawzia Samad, former president of Dhaka Ladies' Club, contributed a lot to the establishment...
The 27th death anniversary of renowned educationist and civil servant Muhammad Nurul Huq will be observed today (Friday), says press release. In this connection, a milad mahfil, distribution of food, remembrance and scholarship award programme of Md Nurul Huq and...
'Aminul Huq-Atia Huq Memorial Gold Medal' introduced at DU Prof Dr Dilruba Huq of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Dhaka University (DU) handed over a cheque for Tk 0.5 million to DU Treasurer Prof Dr Md...
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ILO Deputy Director General Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo expressed his resentment Thursday over the slow progress of the compensation process for Rana Plaza victims as the fund still falls short of target even after a year passed. "It is hard and...
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